The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-18
NO. 33.

""aI WAS contained in his will. hut n
ceitaihiy did say, and from his instrur-
ttols 10 us, did not intend that copfer-
ehce should control the school, or ths
shouiu DC denominational, but iust to
,ne contrary, and that the officers of m, :,
NJ. n: church were Intended 20 he ma
g"aIuianS To perpetnate means 10 keen
the funds from being diverted from h;r
Intentions. AT this juncture ,Judyo
opolord, his son-in-law, came bnsti1v
into the room and told Mr.. Martin be
must not talk, when the interview end
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lherc are many others who will
make similac statements and those
Will leave no doubt OF the ,rua,n-
tention OF the testator whether II
Was properly embodied in his will or
not, and if by reason of the Inn
guage employed in the will The
same snail be construed as 10 nro-
Viue 'or denominational schooI il
will be directly contrary to the ac-
tual desire of tbs testator n, or
pressed to his friends and conf
dan.s.
soon after making his will MIR.
Martin died and very soon tbereaf--
ter the officers of the Melboa;st
church of Pulaski met to,ethsr in
lorna! meeting to accept beqaests
ana trusts conferred upon them by
the Will, There was present the en-
tire board of stewards aad trus-
tees OF the church at Pulaski and
it was presided over by the preach.
er IN charge. Exhibit No. |, made
part OF this answer is a full min.
ute OF that meeting as follows;
ACTION OF THE CHURCH At pr, ,sr,
PuL ASK, Tenn. June q. 1870.
a full meeting OF the officers of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. established at Fulaski was
this day held to wit,Jure 2Ist, t,iS7O.
Present j. Z. McFerrin, preacher
In charge of said church AT Pulaski
and chairman presiding at said
meeting, j. &. Lester, sec'y. Field
Arrowsmith, VIM. f. Ballentine, A.
Cox, j. B. Childers, L. NJ. N. ZONES.
). L. Pesrcy, and b. Shapard com.
prising the board of stewards and
the trustees OF said church at Pm
laski and the preacher in CHARGE
Ihe meeting being called to order
the last will and testament of
Thomas Martin, deceased, late of
Pulaski, Tennessee, was brought
before the meeting and the kind
and noble bequests made in
the Sth and IIth items thereof were
read In the words following to-wit.
Item 9th. l direct my exc cutor to
deposit IN some bank or secure
place thirty state bonds of one
thousand dollars each Is of the ola
series and II of the new and nav
over to the officers of the M. K.
Church, South, established ut Pm.
iaski the interest which may accrue
and be collected on the same 10 be
oy them appropriated for purchas-.
ing OF grounds and erecting sujta .
BILE buildings for female school.
And after said buildings shall be
erected, said interest shall be an
nuaily appropriated in part paw
ment Of the teachers who may be
employed in said school.
Item Ilth. In addition TO the he.
quests which l have already made
Tor the use and benefit of female
school in the town of Pulaski T
hereby bequeath to the said institu.
ton the sum of $4,000 in cash To
oe PAID over to the trustees at the
expiration of two years after the
qualification of my executor. In
the event there should not be anv
trustees appointed for the female
sohooI, then the SUM of money
hereby bequeathed for the use and
benefit of said school | direct To he
paid over to the officers Of the M.
Il church in Lho town of Pulaski
and TO belby them appropriated sole
iy and exclusively for the use .
benefit Of said school as before a,,
rooted,
And the said provisions OF
will and the trusts and duties
in imposed being duly an,
considered by the officers LIP .;ni u,
church now assembled as afor tbot
and considering the further has
that they are the officers of thend,
ly Methodist Episcopal Ch1cn
South now or at the time said lr
quest was made established in y
town of Pulaski as designated
said Wills being the ch urch W
which the testator was connects,
as member at the time of his
death and for long number of
years ptevioussslhereto, and being
fully satisfied that the officers com.
prising this meeting are the OIL
cers .intended and design ated in
said will. Therefore, he it resolved,
that we as the officers of said
church accept the bequests and do.
nations contained in said will with
all The trusts, duties and oblga-
tions thereof, according to tho
terms and provisions of said will.
Resolved, that in carrying out
this trust and the true intent of the
testator we deem it proper and nee
essay that we should nominal and
elect board of trustees for a fe-
male school in the town of Pulaski
hereafter to be built up and estab-
lished by them in conformity with
the trusts contained in said will
and as herein delegated by their
nomination and election as such
trustees.
Resolved, that with this view We
nominate and elect The following
named gentlemen: VIM +. Ballentine,
Angernol Cox, Joseph B. Childers,
Julius Z. May, Jno. L. Steele, Jno.
G. Brown, 2. Ii. Ezell, j. A. Sump.
ter and Henry M. SpofIord board
OF trustees TO build up and estab-
lish female school in the town of
Pulaski to be under their authority.
control and supervision and their
successors at all times and such as
will ho at all times proper recipi-
ent Ct the donations contained in
said ill and,, Therein contemplated.
K solved, that the said trustees
be. no fled of their election and that
they be requested to incorporate
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